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DK for MEN’S NON-NO Japan June 2023 Issue

I thought of a fantasy AU. I’ve had this idea in my mind since I wrote some one shots for a writing challenge. This title gave me this idea:

You’re an ice spirit that because of some curse are trapped in Earth realm. You have to live in cold places so you live in Alaska quietly, isolate from the world. You rarely leave this huge cabin you live in. So you just spend the days roaming the place and practicing some icy witchcraft, waiting for October 31st, the only day of the year where all worlds combine and you try to go back home.

It’s on October 31st when your spell fails (once again). Used to it you go back to your cabin and try to forget about it. The next day someone knocks on your door. It's a man who claims he doesn't know how he got there, or who he is.

After some witch work you find out his name is Lee Seokmin and he has some weird creatures after him which want something from him that he doesn't know about.

So Seokmin stays with you for a while. And in that cold lonely place, he is practically the sun, making those days warmer.

28. Sharing a drink with them from the same straw.

The two of you walked down the street covered in petals from flowers that had already bloomed. Seokmin’s hand fit comfortably with yours, and he swung it playfully between the two of you.

Today’s plan had simply been to enjoy some fresh air and spring, and you could hardly keep the smile from your face. You had needed some quality time with your favorite ball of sunshine.

“Let’s go in there. That looks fun.” He suggested, and you let him pull you inside the cafe as a soft giggle escaped your lips at his excitement.

You had been distracted with a lady’s puppy, and you paid no attention to how he only ordered one drink. It was an adorable dog after all.

“Try this, it’s really good.” He held the drink out to you and you sipped from the straw, giving him a thumbs up at his choice.

Once you had both said your goodbyes to the puppy, he rejoined your hands and walked out of the cafe with you. It had taken almost a minute of you slowly sipping on the beverage to notice he didn’t have one of his own, and you held out the plastic cup in offering without saying a word.

He only gave the drink back once he had consumed what he had wanted, and you wondered if he noticed there was only one straw. Seokmin smiled as he returned it back to your free hand, and you mimicked the gesture.

“I did a good job picking the flavor.”

“You picked your favorite flavor.” You laughed as the tips of his ears turned slightly red, and he stole the drink back for another sip.

“It’s still a good flavor.”

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42. Holding their hand while walking, even if there isn’t a crowd.

a loud knock on your door wakes you from your slumber as you groggily rush to answer it. rubbing the sleep out of your eyes, you unlock the door to find seokmin holding a picnic basket.

"wh-what are you doing here? it's 10am, why are you up so early?"

seokmin chuckles. "10:30, actually, which really isn't that early." you roll your eyes. "come on, go get ready, I'm taking you on a brunch date!"

seokmin has a glimmer in his eye, and an excitement about him - an excitement which reaches you too. as seokmin's friend, you're used to accompanying him on spontaneous adventures, but the way he told you he was taking you out, almost like a date, makes your heart throb like it usually tends to do around him.

in 20 minutes, you check your appearance in the mirror switch the lights off in your bedroom and go to your living room where seokmin has been waiting, a skip in your step. seokmin stands, momentarily quiet as your outfit and overall cuteness distracts him. he hold out his hand to you before bowing slightly. "shall we, my dear?" you giggle, before laying your hand on his. "we shall."

the morning sunshine glows into an early afternoon brightness as you and seokmin search for a spot in the park. "seok, where did your sudden desire to go on a picnic come from? it's april, y'know. it's probably gonna get windy later on."

"today's actually sunny all day," he turns to you and says. only now do you realise that his hand is still holding yours, and has been since you left your apartment. "i don't know, i just woke up to the warmth and felt like spending time with you in the sun. i know you love picnics." he grins, making you smile too. it turns out this was all for you, after all. his gesture makes your heart resume its throbbing.

"you couldn't have called before turning up unannounced?" you question, but he can hear that you aren't actually serious.

"well, i also know you love surprises. and spontaneous dates."

you almost stop in your tracks, but seokmin doesn't even seem to have noticed his wording. "so this is a date?"

his eyes widen as he turns around. "um...do you...i mean, is that okay....with you? do you not want it to be?" he looks down at your hands, quickly letting go.

"no! i mean, yes! i do, i do." you grab his hand, already missing the feeling of his thumb's pulse against your skin.

seokmin smiles. "well, in that case," he says, continuing to lead you through the park with a firm grip, "i hope i can treat you to a lovely date, darling."

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18. Sharing a soft smile across a crowded room.

when seokmin had invited you to a family wedding, you had felt slightly nervous, but obliged. he was your crush, after all, and even though you were just friends, you wanted to be there to help him when he needed you.

but then he confessed that he needed you to pretend to be his girlfriend, and your jaw dropped.

"girlfriend?! seokmin, we can't lie to your parents. they've known me for ages, as your friend."

"i know, i know," he grabbed your hands in his, rubbing your knuckles. "i'm sorry, but i really need the favour - i know my parents are gonna try to set me up with this family friend's daughter if i don't turn up with a date."

and that was how you ended up here, facing two of seokmin's aunts. "how did you two meet, sweetheart?" one of them questions. seokmin answers sweetly, explaining that you'd been friends since college. you start to ease up about the situation, butterflies buzzing around in your stomach when seokmin describes how it just "seemed right" to be with you. normally you might've felt sad that it wasn't true, but you couldn't help but notice how genuine seokmin seemed.

as he's whisked away by his relatives, you became more comfortable talking to more of his family by yourself. it really wasn't as bad as you had imagined, and you were enjoying being thought of as seokmin's lover, even if it wasn't real.

later, while you laugh with his parents, you catch seokmin's eye across the room among crowds of people, unmistakably bright. he can't help smiling at how natural it seems to introduce you to his family, how lovely it would be if it could become real. you softly smile back, hoping he can't see your warm cheeks.

time seems to have passed much quicker than you realise, when you're already saying goodbye to everyone and driving back home with seokmin. you can't wipe that soft smile off your face, and seokmin notices.

"thank you so much for doing this, pretending to be my girlfriend," he says into your hair, hugging you on your doorstep. you lace your arms around his back. "it's okay, seok. it was really fun and...nice, honestly."

he leans back, smiling, before suggesting, "maybe we could, y'know, stop pretending? make it real? would you like that?"

the butterflies are quick to return when you press a kiss to seokmin's lips in response.

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how cute!! seokmin as a barista is quite the sight – he would be so charming in a black apron and rolled-up sleeves, always smiling at his customers and wishing them a nice day after serving them, as you’d expect of our sunshine boy. 

when you came to the café for the first time, he was so flustered by how cute you were, and totally missed it when you told him your name for your drink cup. of course, you didn’t mind and corrected his misspelling. but weeks go by before you realise seokmin always misspells your name somehow - what’s up with that?

unknown to you, seokmin is equally confused because he’s been trying to get your attention for weeks now by making a mess of your name, but you haven’t said anything to him outside of a sweet “good morning” and a “thank you”. have you not noticed his endless attempts to spark a conversation with you?

one day, seokmin looks particularly dreamy in a lovely blue shirt and his forehead showing with his hair swept to the side; you can’t help but swoon. but today, you’re determined, you’re not getting distracted by how beautiful he is. 

and so, you ask, your cheeks as warm as a latte: “excuse me, I’m so sorry but you’ve been spelling my name wrong.” you correct him when he flashes a bright smile. “i know. you finally noticed. sorry, I just wanted a reason to talk to you.” he’s blushing too. “you don’t need a reason,” you let him know.

Fan: My heart is fluttering

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Joshua: Dokyeom plays the guitar really well!!ㅎㅎㅎㅎ

Dokyeom: It’ll be some time before I can do a duet with Shua Hyung

Joshua: No, by the looks of it you’ll be able to play better than me in a month! You’ve already improvedㅎㅎㅎ